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Yes, this is a big question and one worth considering. Harmony gets you moving – all the pieces of your life and career work well together. To assess the level of harmony in your life, here are some questions to consider:

• How often are there conflicts in your life and career?
• How well do you discern what situations and people are best to be involved with and those you should avoid?
• Do you feel a flow in your life? A sense of ease?
• Is there anything you may be doing that causes disturbance in your life? Or other situations or people that do?
• What lacks harmony in your life and career now?

With harmony you can enjoy life and get more done. Make harmony a value that you support and honor.

There are points in life when profound change is the only way to go. Take a look at your life now. Is profound change warranted in order to assure a fulfilling life or career in your future? It may be, if you have reached a level of dissatisfaction, pain, upset or futility that is hard to take.

When you reach such a point, don’t turn away. On the other side of profound change is often freedom and happiness that you cannot get by staying where you are. Change is part of life and cannot be avoided. If profound change is called for, make it happen.

Is your career fulfilling you? If not, what do you think is missing from it?

Our culture and society have a way of convincing you that career fulfillment is unattainable. You have to settle for what you can get. That is not true. Life holds the possibility of happiness and fulfillment in all that you do. It may take work and planning, but fulfillment can be yours.

Do you have the courage to create the career you dream of? What can you do today towards making your career a wow?

Your gifts and talents lie within your uniqueness. You are not a carbon copy of anyone in this world. When you know yourself, you can take that awareness and amplify your strengths into a fulfilling career and life.

What is your biggest strength? Take some time to name it. Then, ask yourself these questions regarding your current work:

• How often do I get to use this strength?

• Am I recognized by co-workers and managers for having this strength?

• Am I experiencing a lack of use or respect for my strength?

• What direction can I take in my career that will showcase my strength?

Using your unique gifts and talents is the foundation of creating a career pathway that lets you be the best that you can be.

Knowing how to plan and direct your way through your workplace culture is essential to your success. “Doing your job” is not about performing tasks alone. You have to navigate personalities, emotions, workplace values, hidden agendas and rules, as well as assure your own path to career success.

When you widen your focus, you can see all the elements at play in your workplace. Tunnel vision or putting on blinders will not benefit you. You need to navigate obstacles, changes, threats and surprises, at the same time that you get your work done. Successful navigation is aided by developing your emotional intelligence, keeping your eyes and mind open, observing workplace culture and the actions of others, building your skill base and finding the root causes of any problems or setbacks you encounter.

See yourself at the helm of your career ship and set your course in the direction that best serves you!

Your life and career are not stationary. They are always in motion. There are times when change is called for that you have some control in. Take a look at your life and career as it is now. Is there anything you can identify that must change?

When you are proactive about recognizing the need for change things progress more smoothly. You don’t have to wait for things to happen “to” you. Periodically asking yourself “What needs changing?” helps you bring your life and career where you want them to be.

Self-confidence is a major factor in your career success. Maintaining your self-confidence asks for your attention and care. This is not a low maintenance endeavor.

How is your self-confidence at this moment? High? Low? In-between? What factors are affecting your present level of self-confidence? Is any maintenance needed?

There are many ways to maintain and boost your self- confidence. Here are a few: make note of and acknowledge your accomplishments, let compliments you receive sink in, know what qualities you want to have and develop them, stretch yourself to grow new skills and abilities and believe in yourself, even when others are cutting you down.

Self-confidence is yours to have when you take the time to cultivate and maintain it.